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On Thursday, December 15th, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, "Hidden Figures" actor Kevin Costner, exits the stage after a panel discussion about the film, a biographical film that tells the story of NASA pioneers Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Mary Jackson, African-American women whose work enabled the first launches of Americans into space. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

On Thursday, December 15th, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building of the White House, "Hidden Figures" actor Kevin Costner, exits the stage after a panel discussion about the film, a biographical film that tells the story of NASA pioneers Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Mary Jackson, African-American women whose work enabled the first launches of Americans into space. (Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images)